Psalms 37:1

King James Version 1611 (Original)

Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 23:17 : 17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
  • Prov 24:19 : 19 Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
  • Ps 37:7 : 7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
  • Ps 73:3 : 3 For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
  • Prov 3:31 : 31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
  • Prov 24:1 : 1 Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
  • 1 Sam 1:6-8 : 6 And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. 7 And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat. 8 Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?
  • Jas 4:5-6 : 5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? 6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
  • Prov 19:3 : 3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
  • Gal 5:21 : 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

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